The Arch of Constantine Bry Rechan Location Located

The Arch of Constantine Bry Rechan

Location • Located next to the Colosseum -One side faces the colosseum while the other faces the Palatine Hill- Via di San Gregorio, 00186 Rome, Italy http: //www. aviewoncities. com/rome/constantinearch. htm

General Description • 21 meters high • 25. 9 meters wide • 7. 4 meters deep • Three archways • Main inscription: IMP · CAES · FL · CONSTANTINO · MAXIMO · P · F · AVGUSTO · S · P · Q · R · QVOD · INSTINCTV · DIVINITATIS · MENTIS · MAGNITVDINE REMPVBLICAM · CVM · EXERCITV · SVO · TAM · DE · TYRANNO · QVAM · DE · OMNI · EIVS · FACTIONE · VNO · TEMPORE · IVSTIS · · VLTVS · EST · ARMIS · ARCVM · TRIVMPHIS · INSIGNEM · DICAVIT To the Emperor Caesar Flavius Constantinus, the greatest, pious, and blessed Augustus: because he, inspired by the divine, and by the greatness of his mind, has delivered the state from the tyrant and all of his followers at the same time, with his army and just force of arms, the Senate and People of Rome have http: //upload. wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Constantine_arch_datatio n_en. svg

Origins/Significance • Built in honor of the Emperor Constantine, who brought peace to Rome after many years of civil war (312 CE) • The arch celebrated his victory and was built for him by the Roman Senate, along with the citizens of Rome in 315 CE

The Arch http: //web. mit. edu/course/21/21 h. 405/www/Arches. Of Titus/constantine. html http: //www. gotterdammerung. org/photo/travel/italy/rome/a ncient-rome/060904140056%20 The%20 Arch%20 of%20 Constantine. html

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Biblography http: //www. aviewoncities. com/rome/constanti nearch. htm http: //www. romainteractive. com/eng/guided_ tours/arch_of_constantine. html http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Arch_of_Consta ntine